Why do I see a negative amount for a Period Activity Pay earning that did not post where the original payout posted

Most likely, this is due to a Period Activity Pay (PAP) that was rescinded.

  • If the PAP had a costing override, there is currently a functionality gap in Workday that ignores the costing override and instead costs to the active Worker Position costing allocation in place at the time the credit is being processed.   
  • If the Worker Position costing allocation in place at the time the PAP was paid out changed prior to the rescind occurring, Workday will use the active Worker Position costing allocation as opposed to returning the credit to the FDM string associated with the original payout. 

 

To resolve, you will need to create a Payroll Accounting Adjustment to move the funds to the appropriate set of worktags. 

To find the appropriate set of worktags, look at the Period Activity Pay that was rescinded and see if there was a costing override entered.  If yes, then adjust back to the worktags identified on that override.  If not, adjust back to the worktags in the Worker Position costing allocation that was active at the time of the PAP.  You may also be able to determine the appropriate worktags using the Payroll Journal Line Details report to compare where the original earning posted versus where the credit has posted (you will want the journal lines to offset each other/net to $0).